According to tradition the first Olympics took place in 776 BC ... hero Pelops (from which the name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the festival after defeating King ...

The Origin of the Olympic Games (Event Page: First Olympics 776 BC ... Pelops (from which the name of the Peloponnese region of Greece originates) establish the festival after defeating King ...

Ancient Greek pottery is my favorite because it depicted everything. But then...we stopped. It's a shame because a lot has happened since this art style peaked. So here are 16 ancient Greek vases ...

She won the four-horse chariot race with her team in two consecutive Olympics. Her victories have inspired women all over Greece to start taking part in the horse events. The other events are a ...

The main event at the Olympics was not a sporting event ... And inside the stadium the athletes would stand naked before all of Greece and the gods. Here they competed not for money but to ...

It decided that the event would happen every four years and be hosted by a different city each time. ATHENS, GREECE – The first Modern Olympic Games included just nine events. Winners didn’t ...

At the ancient Olympics in Greece, athletes weren’t the only stars ... where organizers introduced five arts competitions as ...

Inspired by the ancient Greek Olympics, the modern games began in Athens in 1896. Featuring both team and individual events, each edition of the games produces iconic moments that are etched into the ...

The connection between the lunar and solar eclipses was an important part of setting the date of the ancient Olympics. The beginning of the ancient games marked the beginning of what the Greeks ...

The IOC has stressed that the July 24-Aug. 9 games will go ahead as planned--even as sports events ... of the Olympic Games in an outstanding way.” After a week-long relay through Greece ...